North Carolina · Census place 05040
Benson town, NC
Quick answer
Benson town has 4,144 residents, ranking #201 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $65,614, the median home is worth $176,000 and median gross rent runs $978 a month.
- Population
- 4,144Benson town residents
- Median household income
- $65,614Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $176,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $978Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Benson town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Benson town median would spend about 17.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.9% of residents and 52.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Elkin town 4,025
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